Learn how to map a movement to help understand the landscape, the other players, what’s missing, what’s most needed, and where things like power imbalances and conflicts are causing problems.
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Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century
Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.
Organizing in Increasingly Repressive Environments: Pushing Against Criminalization
With the global rise of authoritarianism, civil society is experiencing an unprecedented crack down. Lessons from organizing against repression in Florida, Brazil, and Nicaragua.
Four Roles in Palestine Solidarity Activism
Understand the four roles of activism (Bill Moyer) that show up in Palestine solidarity and the movement to end genocide.
How to Create your own Podcast
Learn how to create your own podcast – Tips and examples to help you understand and start your own podcast project.
Radical Imagination: Developing Conscious Activists’ Capacities
Article about radical imagination by YouthxYouth explores and highlights capacities that we can develop to foster conscious activism.
Prefigurative Politics in Practice: Examples and Strategies
Prefigurative politics in practice serves as a powerful catalyst for transformative social change. Here are examples and strategies.
Defiance Creates Hope Zine: Grassroots Action for a Free Palestine
A short zine celebrating grassroots action for a free Palestine, in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia between October 2023 and January 2024.
Activist Burnout Guide with Videos
In this guide from the Activist Handbook they explain how to deal with activist burnout and how to prevent it.
What is Organizing? An Introduction based on the Work of Marshall Ganz
What is organizing? Here is an introduction of the 5 Leadership Practices of organizing and coaching based on the work of Marshall Ganz.
How to Map a Movement
Learn how to map a movement to help understand the landscape, the other players, what’s missing, what’s most needed, and where things like power imbalances and conflicts are causing problems.
Rebels In The Workforce: Women Worker’s Resistance in the Nineteenth Century
Read a book excerpt from United We Stand: Class Struggle in Colonial Australia which discusses women’s resistance to workplace exploitation.
Organizing in Increasingly Repressive Environments: Pushing Against Criminalization
With the global rise of authoritarianism, civil society is experiencing an unprecedented crack down. Lessons from organizing against repression in Florida, Brazil, and Nicaragua.
Four Roles in Palestine Solidarity Activism
Understand the four roles of activism (Bill Moyer) that show up in Palestine solidarity and the movement to end genocide.
How to Create your own Podcast
Learn how to create your own podcast – Tips and examples to help you understand and start your own podcast project.
Radical Imagination: Developing Conscious Activists’ Capacities
Article about radical imagination by YouthxYouth explores and highlights capacities that we can develop to foster conscious activism.
Prefigurative Politics in Practice: Examples and Strategies
Prefigurative politics in practice serves as a powerful catalyst for transformative social change. Here are examples and strategies.
Defiance Creates Hope Zine: Grassroots Action for a Free Palestine
A short zine celebrating grassroots action for a free Palestine, in Naarm/Melbourne, Australia between October 2023 and January 2024.
Activist Burnout Guide with Videos
In this guide from the Activist Handbook they explain how to deal with activist burnout and how to prevent it.
What is Organizing? An Introduction based on the Work of Marshall Ganz
What is organizing? Here is an introduction of the 5 Leadership Practices of organizing and coaching based on the work of Marshall Ganz.